Ringhaver Park, Jacksonville FL
Sunday, February 9th, 2025
🏃♂️ Race Overview
Word has it there is some sort of large sporting event on television on this day. WHO is planning on watching? WHO is maybe even planning to consume copious amounts of food and libations while doing so? Whether or not, why not come out to move your body for a bit before then - join this FREE timed 5K and burn off some calories. You will definitely see "Eagles" later - and WHO knows, you might even see an eagle while running with us today, because: originally the plan was to run the Southbank Riverwalk with a view of the "Football Stadium" at the turnaround, but since that area appears to be under construction, we will be traversing beautiful Ringhaver Park instead. And since this is the "SUPERB OWL Sunday 5K", it makes sense to run here, in Jacksonville's second-largest natural owl habitat (I totally made this fact up, but WHO would know the difference? Plus surely there are at least SOME owls around here... probably even some SUPERB OWLS!).
🌳 Course Details
- Path: A great mix of paved forest paths and wooden boardwalks takes you all the way down to a side branch of the Ortega River and back for 2 loops.
- Memento: At the Get Nothing 5K you famously get NOTHING, but thanks to our generous donors, this time all participants will receive a superb owl mini-medal as a memento.
- Location: We will meet all the way further INSIDE Ringhaver Park at the parking area near the baseball fields, so go right past the soccer fields by the entrance.
- Navigation: If you put "Ortega Stream Valley Trailhead" or "Ringhaver Playground" into your GPS mapping app, you SHOULD find it fairly accurately.
🚫 No Swag, Just Fun
- No swag: GET NOTHING 5K offers NO swag bags, NO medals, and absolutely NO shirts.
- Joy of Running: Just the pure, unadulterated joy of running together.
- Hydration Needed: Since you get NOTHING, you even need to bring your own HYDRATION.
- Free Entry: But that’s okay, because you also PAID NOTHING - GET NOTHING 5K is a FREE TIMED 5K.
🏅 Make It Your Own
- Run at Your Pace: Make it whatever YOU want it to be: you can run fast and aim for a PR, but if you "win", you still get NOTHING.
- Leisurely Jog: Do a tempo run, interval training, or enjoy a leisurely jog with your running bestie.
- Community Spirit: Meet new friends, catch up with old ones, encourage others along the way.
- Group Fun: Running together is always more fun than running alone!
🚶♀️ Walkers Welcome
WALKERS are very welcome. GET NOTHING 5K is a community event meant for everyone, regardless of pace. There will be a designated "TURTLE" whose job is to bring up the rear. So unless YOU volunteer for this vital task, you will never finish last!
🍽️ Post-Race Meet-Up
Since you get NOTHING to eat or drink at the finish line - no water, no chewy granola bar, not even a stinkin' banana - why not have a spontaneous social meet-up afterwards? Go for a beverage, ice cream, or some tacos with your fellow finishers. You earned it today! After all, you ran 5 kilometers!
📝 Registration Details
To participate: register online, check in before the start to get your bib, then wear it on your FRONT. Timing is done manually, and that’s really hard to do if you hide your bib! There are no timing chips - everything is GUN TIME. That means the clock starts when the GO command is given, NOT when you cross the start line. Keep that in mind when comparing official results with your own GPS time, so no complaining later! Depending on where we run, there may or may not be toilets available nearby... so please mind your own "business" before the start.
🎉 Let's Go!
Let's get together to RUN, and to have some FUN - see you at the start line!
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN HYDRATION.
Starting Line Map
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